Purdue stopped a 2 game losing streak and picked up their third conference win against Northwestern on the road. Abbey Ellis led all scorers with 24 while Jayla Smith chipped in 11 and Maddie Layden had 8 points and 7 boards.
This was a much needed win for Purdue after losing their past 3 of 4 games. Purdue came out hot and took an early 8-2 lead. By the second quarter they held a 15 point advantage before Northwestern went on a 12-0 run to end the half cutting the lead to 3. 15 of Northwesterns 27 points came from behind the arc while Purdue went 3/10 from 3.